Goats/kid goat

QuestionI have heard a lot of people are having great success with using whole cows milk with their bottle babies is there any health risk?

AnswerThe health risk would be the cows passing Johnes disease. I have not heard of that happening. But I have always used cow milk along with a little whole cream to make it rich enough. My kids never did well on replacer, so I gave it up long ago. Fortunately, I usually have extra goat milk.

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Thank you so much. My doe didn't produce enough milk and I was hoping it would work . Thank you again.

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Publisher of Goat Health Care, www.goathealthcare.com. I have raised miniature dairy goats since 1998. I published Ruminations, the Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Dairy Goat magazine for 7 years and mentor other goat owners, as I was mentored for my first years.